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Miss Doreen Woodford, one of our founding trustees, sadly passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday the 31st of December. She will be missed by many not least from within our organisation which bears her name and also from within the deaf community which she has been a part her entire life. Doreen’s unequivocal [...]

      The Woodford Foundation Presents… 8 hours, 8 topics, 8 photos A photography competition with a twist! (Possibly) Shrewsbury and Shropshire’s first ever Photomarathon.   As the good old British summer is well and truly underway, the streets of Shrewsbury on the 30th of July will see budding and professional photographers alike snapping [...]

To enter click: http://photomarathonshrewsbury-eorg.eventbrite.com/

Here is my video for day two of my visit to Uganda.

The 8th of March saw Woodford take to Shrewsbury with hundreds of donated items to sell along with baskets of eggs, butter and flour, ready to offer the busy shoppers of Shrewsbury a tasty and freshly made pancake for a suggested donation, all in the aid of the First Official Pre-School For Deaf Children in [...]

My visit to Uganda – Day 1 – Son of the soil I recently visited Uganda to see firsthand some of the work that Woodford does to help deaf children and young people around the world, and to meet with our programme partners to develop new ideas and programmes. This blog is basically my personal [...]

Woodford are holding their first pub quiz on Wednesday the 1st of December at 9 O’clock, to raise funds for deaf children and young people in income-poor countries. The event is being held at the Abbey pub in Shrewsbury with the help from all the staff and it promises to be a great night. The [...]

Friday night saw Woodford venture across the border into Wales for a brain tantalizingly good Pub quiz, in aid of a charity in Welshpool that raises money for Kishamba Primary School in Kenya. Utilizing our collective brain power and a sustained show of gruelling mental stamina Woodford ended up in second place, but more importantly raising [...]

The Vocational Training Centre (VTC) for young deaf people in Tanzania is on its way towards self sustainability in just its first academic year. Working with a parents led organisation UWAVIKA to provide their deaf children with a sustainable future the VTC’s first students are studying business enterprise, tailoring and carpentry. The skills and experience that [...]

We’ve just issued a press release about the fact that Doreen Woodford, our founder, has decided to retire. You can read the story here on our website. Doreen leaves a charity that is already working with partners across three income-poor countries and making a real difference to the lives of deaf young people, their familes and [...]